Oorschot Weather Records (SF005188590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oorschot (SF005188590), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Oorschot

Oorschot (SF005188590) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.80 latitude and 30.95 longitude, 853 m (2,799 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1997, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Oorschot still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oorschot set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 5 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.80 latitude, 30.95 longitude.
Elevation: 853 m (2,799 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1997, 88 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oorschot. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Oorschot, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Oorschot still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Oorschot between 28 January 1984 and 28 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 292.0 mm (11.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oorschot. The most was 292.0 mm (11.5 in) on 28 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oorschot
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	28 January 1984
Feb	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	4 February 1939
Mar	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	6 March 1968
Apr	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	4 April 1913
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 May 1914
Jun	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 June 1961
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 July 1963
Aug	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 October 1985
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 November 1919
Dec	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	3 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Oorschot
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1997	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1995	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1992	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1991	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1991	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Oorschot: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	1984	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	370.0 mm (14.6 in)	1984	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	208 days	1945	78 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oorschot, 1910 to 1997. The record is 292.0 mm (11.5 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.9 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oorschot by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1912	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1914	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1915	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1916	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1922	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1926	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1930	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1944	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1979	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	292.0 mm (11.5 in)
1985	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1986	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1988	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1994	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oorschot, 1910 to 1997. The record is 370.0 mm (14.6 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.2 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oorschot by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1911	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1912	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1913	217.3 mm (8.6 in)
1914	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1915	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
1916	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1918	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1919	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1920	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1921	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1922	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1923	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1924	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1926	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1927	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1928	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1929	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1931	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1932	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1933	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1937	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1938	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1939	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1940	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1941	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1947	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1948	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1951	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1952	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1955	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1956	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1957	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1958	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1959	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1960	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1961	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1969	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1972	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1973	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1974	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1976	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1977	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1978	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1979	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1980	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1982	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1983	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984	370.0 mm (14.6 in)
1985	256.6 mm (10.1 in)
1986	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1987	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1991	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1992	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1993	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1994	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1995	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996	212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1997	138.5 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oorschot, 1910 to 1997. The record is 208 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 78 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oorschot by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	68 days
1911	38 days
1912	97 days
1913	61 days
1914	50 days
1915	53 days
1916	132 days
1917	22 days
1918	66 days
1919	73 days
1920	82 days
1921	121 days
1922	51 days
1923	134 days
1924	68 days
1925	44 days
1926	66 days
1927	113 days
1928	100 days
1929	85 days
1930	85 days
1931	76 days
1932	107 days
1933	51 days
1934	38 days
1935	79 days
1936	69 days
1937	107 days
1938	45 days
1939	53 days
1940	48 days
1941	78 days
1942	67 days
1943	30 days
1944	93 days
1945	208 days
1946	155 days
1947	140 days
1948	123 days
1949	119 days
1950	51 days
1951	39 days
1952	48 days
1953	98 days
1954	83 days
1955	107 days
1956	59 days
1957	26 days
1958	51 days
1959	116 days
1960	68 days
1961	51 days
1962	47 days
1963	96 days
1964	97 days
1965	69 days
1966	72 days
1967	87 days
1968	55 days
1969	78 days
1970	81 days
1971	82 days
1972	103 days
1973	62 days
1974	62 days
1975	79 days
1976	147 days
1977	137 days
1978	118 days
1979	101 days
1980	111 days
1981	52 days
1982	84 days
1983	57 days
1984	75 days
1985	101 days
1986	76 days
1987	109 days
1988	38 days
1989	70 days
1990	69 days
1991	79 days
1992	112 days
1993	99 days
1994	151 days
1995	98 days
1996	78 days
1997	44 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

84 years, 1912 to 1996

A day with at least 60.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.6 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oorschot: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 84 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 84 years of values from 1912 to 1996.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 292.0 mm (11.5 in) in 1984; 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1939; 151.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1915.

Download the Data

Data for Oorschot standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Oorschot threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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